Liquid Lunch

Liquid Lunch

New Phnom Penh gallery Salaa Art gets a mention in today’s Cambodia Daily.

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Sculpture from the ‘Peace of Art’ crew and more….

salaa art walls

Paintings galore…

An addendum: in addition to the art, there’s food!
Salaa Art is home to the ‘Soup Kitchen’ which has coffee, tea, and some cheap tasty offerings.
My favorite so far is the carrot soup.

Soup Kitchen

Soup Kitchen

Soup Kitchen

With prices like this I’ll be curious to see what kind of clientele it attracts.

How to get there?
Above ‘Mekong Web’ (go in and up three flights of stairs) at 339 E2 Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh.
Just between Special Happy Pizza and Fast Net.

Soup Kitchen

Open every day (except Sundays) from 8am to 10pm.

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Polish Film Week

Polish Film Week

After checking out the music at Russian Cultural Centre this last weekend I found out that it’s Polish film week! Far out.

Kieslowski

Think about it; how often do you get the chance to see a free Krzystof Kieslowski film? Much less a screening of the entire Decalogue? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decalogue

If you can handle public television? Give it a go. I believe the films will be subtitled in English but can’t guarantee it.
http://www.yellowpages-cambodia.com/community/cultural-organisations/russian-centre-of-science-and-culture-1098.html

And if you don’t like it, there are sports pubs and bubble tea places within a two minute motodop ride’s distance. Definitely one of the things I like about Phnom Penh; the simple, the surreal and sublime are all within reach.

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B E N E F I T S H O W
to aid training and jobs for disabled people

Arne Sahlen & friends
- ragtime, classical, jazz; Khmer traditional music; Sin Sisamuth songs and more
- displays, photos, stories of peoples lives transformed by the KAVTV electric-electronic course for men and women with disabilities

at the RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE, 103 Norodom Blvd, north of Independence Monument
SATURDAY, NOV 11 – 2 shows, 3:30 and 6:00 pm
*ADMISSION BY DONATION*

Co-sponsored by Canada’s CAMBODIA SUPPORT GROUP
016-722021; csg [at] cyberlink.bc.ca
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Enjoy exciting, varied music to aid training and jobs for the disabled, with pianist-singer Arne Sahlen & friends, including National School and Royal University musicians headed by the highly esteemed Mr. Soy Sareth.

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takes place Saturday November 11 at the Russian Cultural Centre, 103 Norodom (two blocks north of Independence Monument) – two shows, 3:30 & 6 pm; Admission by donation.

The concert format, combining many styles of music, is a big hit here. After a similar July event, listener Naly wrote: “…most of all, the audience greatly appreciated the mixing of classical music, ragtime/ jazz music, Cambodian traditional music, Cambodian/Italian opera and Canadian folk music together.. ? the show will surely be appreciated by Cambodians and foreigners of all ages. Thank you again, this was one of the most enjoyable evenings I’ve had in many years. Congratulations and many thanks.”

KAVTV’ss electrical-electronic training gives hope, skills and employment aid to people with polio, club foot amputations, and other disabilities. Its 90%+ success rate beats that of many programs worldwide. Graduates work in companies like JVC, Sony and Camintel, or open their own repair shops in many provinces as well as in Phnom Penh.

Three marriages are counted among recent graduates. With new skill and economic clout, they can take full part in Khmer society. KAVTV Director Hem Phang has great vision and heart for his students. Himself an amputee, he keeps track of them all as they make their success in life.

Canada’s Cambodia Support Group (CSG), the concert co-sponsor, is a proud partner of KAVTV. “This is one of the very best projects I have seen in 16 Cambodia visits,” says Arne, a CSG Director. “I spend lots of time at the school, and we just forget disabilities in its lively climate of ABILITY carried on waves of laughter and learning.”

For more concert or KAVTV details, contact 016-722021 or csg [via] cyberlink.bc.ca

[from What's On]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a bird.

But not just any bird – Supermoeun, ‘Superchicken’, the anti-bird flu mascot that appears in pamphlets and animated commercials.

Supermoeun

Rough translation: “Only you can prevent Bird Flu”, “Keep Cambodia free of Bird Flu”.

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“Memories – 1938 to 1954″ Exhibition

Well, it’s Independence Day in Cambodia and people are celebrating with Independence Day cakes, parties and the like.

(Well, not really. Most people are just enjoying a day off.)

If you want to get a little history about this holiday, you could try dropping by Svay Ken‘s place.

Independence Day

As a younger man he used to work at ‘Le Royal’ hotel – last night he was the honored guest at a reception to mark the opening of his new exhibition. Now at first floor, #17E1 Street 47 (‘French Street’), Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh. (Close to Wat Phnom). 012 382 511.

“Memories – 1938 to 1954″ shows his recollections of French Protectorate and pre-independence times. Particularly fascinating are his descriptions of serving in the nationalist ‘Chivapol’ troops that trained with wooden sticks as guns, due to lack of resources. His written recollections of this time won him an award in the Nou Hach Literary Journal.

Independence Day
(Above: Colonial troops surrender weapons to Chivapol troops.)

It’s well worth a look, bringing a personal view on a very specific moment in time. (Also showing once again that Svay Ken is one of the hardest working Khmer painters you can find.)

[Images courtesy Svay Ken, all rights reserved]
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